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Ottawa Weather Records (USC00146128)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ottawa (USC00146128), Kansas, United States, with 132 years of record.

Key Facts for Ottawa

  • Ottawa (USC00146128) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.61 latitude and -95.28 longitude, 276 m (905 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1895 to 2026, 132 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Ottawa still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ottawa set a daily record high maximum temperature of 38.3 C (100.9 F) on 9 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Kansas, United States, 38.61 latitude, -95.28 longitude.
  • Elevation: 276 m (905 ft).
  • Period of record: 1895 to 2026, 132 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ottawa, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ottawa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ottawa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ottawa, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan24.4 C (75.9 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Mar34.4 C (93.9 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
May38.3 C (100.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
Jun42.2 C (108.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Jul47.8 C (118.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug45.0 C (113.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)
Sep43.9 C (111.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)n/an/a
Dec23.9 C (75.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Ottawa by the year they were set 1,464 records at Ottawa still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46. 02040601895: 201896: 181897: 81898: 181899: 241900: 71901: 131902: 141903: 131904: 101905: 151906: 141907: 171908: 121909: 131910: 211911: 251912: 161913: 131914: 111915: 141916: 91917: 151918: 131919: 81920: 101921: 61922: 61923: 51924: 111925: 111926: 61927: 111928: 121929: 51930: 221931: 151932: 161933: 151934: 301935: 61936: 461937: 151938: 111939: 271940: 111941: 41942: 101943: 191944: 101945: 41946: 211947: 141948: 101949: 81950: 181951: 91952: 211953: 241954: 161955: 91956: 181957: 51958: 91959: 101960: 121961: 81962: 111963: 131964: 121965: 121966: 111967: 121968: 71969: 31970: 81971: 71972: 111973: 41974: 101975: 31976: 61977: 41978: 81979: 121980: 151981: 101982: 71983: 141984: 111985: 111986: 71987: 31988: 81989: 181990: 151991: 131992: 71993: 41994: 51995: 61996: 71997: 81998: 111999: 82000: 122001: 52002: 32003: 82004: 82005: 62006: 52007: 92008: 32009: 112011: 82012: 92013: 142014: 162015: 42016: 52017: 62018: 92019: 32020: 92021: 102022: 112023: 52024: 72025: 112026: 81895190919231937195119651979199320072022
1,464 records at Ottawa still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Ottawa by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189520
189618
18978
189818
189924
19007
190113
190214
190313
190410
190515
190614
190717
190812
190913
191021
191125
191216
191313
191411
191514
19169
191715
191813
19198
192010
19216
19226
19235
192411
192511
19266
192711
192812
19295
193022
193115
193216
193315
193430
19356
193646
193715
193811
193927
194011
19414
194210
194319
194410
19454
194621
194714
194810
19498
195018
19519
195221
195324
195416
19559
195618
19575
19589
195910
196012
19618
196211
196313
196412
196512
196611
196712
19687
19693
19708
19717
197211
19734
197410
19753
19766
19774
19788
197912
198015
198110
19827
198314
198411
198511
19867
19873
19888
198918
199015
199113
19927
19934
19945
19956
19967
19978
199811
19998
200012
20015
20023
20038
20048
20056
20065
20079
20083
200911
20118
20129
201314
201416
20154
20165
20176
20189
20193
20209
202110
202211
20235
20247
202511
20268

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Ottawa set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Ottawa between 16 November 1928 and 1 August 2019. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature16 November 1928: Record daily precipitation 176.5 mm (6.9 in)19 July 1934: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)20 July 1934: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)1 August 1934: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)18 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)12 July 1954: Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)14 July 1954: Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)1 August 2019: Record daily precipitation 214.6 mm (8.4 in)193519501965198019952010
8 all-time records were set at Ottawa between 16 November 1928 and 1 August 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Ottawa set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1928-11-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1934-07-19Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1934-07-20Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934-08-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1936-07-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954-07-12Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
1954-07-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
2019-08-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 214.6 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 214.6 mm (8.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ottawa The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ottawa. The most was 214.6 mm (8.4 in) on 1 August 2019. 0100200300 Jan: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 30 January 1982 Jan Feb: 72.6 mm (2.9 in), 21 February 1997 Feb Mar: 64.5 mm (2.5 in), 30 March 1980 Mar Apr: 108.5 mm (4.3 in), 22 April 1944 Apr May: 103.1 mm (4.1 in), 16 May 1898 May Jun: 138.7 mm (5.5 in), 9 June 1984 Jun Jul: 146.6 mm (5.8 in), 7 July 1909 Jul Aug: 214.6 mm (8.4 in), 1 August 2019 Aug Sep: 160.5 mm (6.3 in), 13 September 1961 Sep Oct: 146.1 mm (5.8 in), 25 October 2023 Oct Nov: 176.5 mm (6.9 in), 16 November 1928 Nov Dec: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 15 December 1971 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ottawa. The most was 214.6 mm (8.4 in) on 1 August 2019.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ottawa
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan66.0 mm (2.6 in)30 January 1982
Feb72.6 mm (2.9 in)21 February 1997
Mar64.5 mm (2.5 in)30 March 1980
Apr108.5 mm (4.3 in)22 April 1944
May103.1 mm (4.1 in)16 May 1898
Jun138.7 mm (5.5 in)9 June 1984
Jul146.6 mm (5.8 in)7 July 1909
Aug214.6 mm (8.4 in)1 August 2019
Sep160.5 mm (6.3 in)13 September 1961
Oct146.1 mm (5.8 in)25 October 2023
Nov176.5 mm (6.9 in)16 November 1928
Dec52.1 mm (2.1 in)15 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2026
Days with data per year at Ottawa 132 years of record at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1900, 2000, 2005, 2026. 1895: 217 of 365 days1896: 338 of 366 days1897: 363 of 365 days1898: 365 of 365 days1899: 330 of 365 days1900: 323 of 365 days1901: 333 of 365 days1902: 364 of 365 days1903: 365 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 362 of 365 days1906: 352 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 365 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 359 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 363 of 366 days1913: 362 of 365 days1914: 361 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 362 of 366 days1917: 361 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 364 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 362 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 363 of 365 days1926: 363 of 365 days1927: 362 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 349 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 361 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 363 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 349 of 365 days1947: 335 of 365 days1948: 349 of 366 days1949: 355 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 357 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 358 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 356 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 362 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 364 of 366 days1981: 362 of 365 days1982: 360 of 365 days1983: 361 of 365 days1984: 363 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 359 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 362 of 365 days2000: 326 of 366 days2001: 359 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 355 of 365 days2004: 359 of 366 days2005: 303 of 365 days2006: 363 of 365 days2007: 362 of 365 days2008: 361 of 366 days2009: 360 of 365 days2010: 362 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 359 of 365 days2016: 364 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 335 of 366 days2025: 362 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
132 years of record at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1900, 2000, 2005, 2026.
Days with data per year at Ottawa
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189521759%No
189633892%Yes
189736399%Yes
1898365100%Yes
189933090%Yes
190032388%No
190133391%Yes
1902364100%Yes
1903365100%Yes
1904366100%Yes
190536299%Yes
190635296%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908365100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
191035998%Yes
1911364100%Yes
191236399%Yes
191336299%Yes
191436199%Yes
1915365100%Yes
191636299%Yes
191736199%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192036499%Yes
192136299%Yes
192236299%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924365100%Yes
192536399%Yes
192636399%Yes
192736299%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
193234995%Yes
193336399%Yes
1934364100%Yes
193536199%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193736399%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194634996%Yes
194733592%Yes
194834995%Yes
194935597%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195135798%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195735898%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197335698%Yes
1974364100%Yes
197536299%Yes
197636499%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836399%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198036499%Yes
198136299%Yes
198236099%Yes
198336199%Yes
198436399%Yes
198536399%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199036399%Yes
1991365100%Yes
199236499%Yes
199336399%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199535998%Yes
1996366100%Yes
199736299%Yes
199836299%Yes
199936299%Yes
200032689%No
200135998%Yes
200236199%Yes
200335597%Yes
200435998%Yes
200530383%No
200636399%Yes
200736299%Yes
200836199%Yes
200936099%Yes
201036299%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201535998%Yes
201636499%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
202433592%Yes
202536299%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Ottawa
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 September 2026Ottawa, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)71 years31 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Ottawa, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026Ottawa, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)57 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026Ottawa, USdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)124 years41 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 2026Ottawa, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)73 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2026Ottawa, USdaily rain65.3 mm (2.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)109 years40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2026Ottawa, USmonthly high max (Tie)34.4 C (93.9 F)tie0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Ottawa, USdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Ottawa, USmonthly high max34.4 C (93.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)119 years50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026Ottawa, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)119 years40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026Ottawa, USdaily low max (Tie)-0.6 C (30.9 F)tie120 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Ottawa, USdaily rain57.7 mm (2.3 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)126 years51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026Ottawa, USdaily high max (Tie)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie53 years6 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Ottawa, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)95 years51 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2026Ottawa, USdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)77 years52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2026Ottawa, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)84 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2026Ottawa, USdaily high max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie94 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2026Ottawa, USdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)86 years36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2026Ottawa, USdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie124 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026Ottawa, USdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)86 years35 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

119 complete years, 1897 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Ottawa as warming stripes, 1897 to 2025 One stripe for each of 119 complete years at Ottawa, 1897 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.1 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 11.3 C (52.3 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.1 C (59.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1897: 12.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1898: 11.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1902: 11.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1903: 11.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1904: 11.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1905: 12.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1907: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1908: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1909: 12.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1910: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1911: 14.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1912: 11.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1913: 13.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1914: 13.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1915: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1916: 12.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1917: 11.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1918: 13.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1919: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1920: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1921: 14.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1922: 13.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1923: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1924: 11.6 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1925: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1926: 13.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1927: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1928: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1929: 12.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1930: 13.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1931: 14.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1933: 14.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1934: 14.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1935: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1936: 13.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1937: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1938: 14.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1939: 14.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1940: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1941: 13.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1942: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 12.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1944: 13.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1945: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1946: 14.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1947: 13.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1948: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1949: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1950: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1951: 12.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1952: 13.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1953: 14.9 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1954: 15.1 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1955: 13.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1956: 14.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1957: 13.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 12.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1959: 13.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1960: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1962: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 13.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1964: 13.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1965: 13.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1966: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 12.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 12.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1970: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 12.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1973: 13.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 13.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1975: 13.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1976: 13.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1977: 13.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1978: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1979: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1980: 14.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1981: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1982: 12.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 12.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1984: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1985: 11.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1986: 14.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1987: 14.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1988: 13.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1989: 12.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 14.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 14.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1992: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1993: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1994: 13.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1995: 13.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1996: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1997: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1998: 14.9 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1999: 14.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2001: 14.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2002: 14.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2003: 13.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2004: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 14.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2009: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2010: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2011: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2012: 14.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2013: 11.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2014: 11.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2015: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2016: 13.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 13.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2018: 12.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2019: 11.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2020: 12.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2021: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2022: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2023: 13.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2025: 12.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1897191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 119 complete years at Ottawa, 1897 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.1 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 11.3 C (52.3 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.1 C (59.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ottawa as warming stripes, 1897 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189712.8 C-0.33 C
189811.9 C-1.23 C
190211.9 C-1.25 C
190311.7 C-1.43 C
190411.9 C-1.27 C
190512.0 C-1.13 C
190712.5 C-0.66 C
190813.0 C-0.18 C
190912.3 C-0.85 C
191012.7 C-0.50 C
191114.1 C+0.91 C
191211.9 C-1.29 C
191313.5 C+0.33 C
191413.3 C+0.17 C
191512.5 C-0.67 C
191612.5 C-0.65 C
191711.5 C-1.62 C
191813.3 C+0.16 C
191912.8 C-0.40 C
192012.5 C-0.67 C
192114.3 C+1.15 C
192213.3 C+0.18 C
192312.7 C-0.50 C
192411.6 C-1.57 C
192512.9 C-0.30 C
192613.1 C-0.02 C
192712.7 C-0.46 C
192813.1 C-0.10 C
192912.1 C-1.03 C
193013.4 C+0.25 C
193114.5 C+1.35 C
193314.1 C+0.93 C
193414.6 C+1.49 C
193512.9 C-0.28 C
193613.8 C+0.69 C
193713.0 C-0.20 C
193814.7 C+1.59 C
193914.8 C+1.67 C
194012.5 C-0.70 C
194113.8 C+0.65 C
194213.1 C-0.08 C
194312.5 C-0.64 C
194413.1 C-0.02 C
194512.5 C-0.70 C
194614.7 C+1.54 C
194713.2 C+0.08 C
194813.0 C-0.16 C
194913.2 C+0.03 C
195012.5 C-0.70 C
195112.3 C-0.81 C
195213.8 C+0.69 C
195314.9 C+1.76 C
195415.1 C+1.93 C
195513.7 C+0.55 C
195614.3 C+1.18 C
195713.5 C+0.36 C
195812.6 C-0.54 C
195913.2 C+0.09 C
196012.8 C-0.36 C
196112.5 C-0.68 C
196213.1 C-0.10 C
196313.8 C+0.66 C
196413.5 C+0.37 C
196513.6 C+0.45 C
196612.9 C-0.29 C
196712.9 C-0.28 C
196812.7 C-0.44 C
196912.5 C-0.62 C
197013.0 C-0.20 C
197113.0 C-0.20 C
197212.6 C-0.51 C
197313.8 C+0.61 C
197413.6 C+0.46 C
197513.6 C+0.49 C
197613.3 C+0.19 C
197713.5 C+0.36 C
197812.2 C-1.00 C
197912.2 C-0.98 C
198014.1 C+0.94 C
198114.0 C+0.81 C
198212.7 C-0.43 C
198312.7 C-0.42 C
198413.2 C+0.03 C
198511.8 C-1.32 C
198614.2 C+1.07 C
198714.2 C+1.05 C
198813.8 C+0.61 C
198912.7 C-0.43 C
199014.4 C+1.24 C
199114.7 C+1.51 C
199213.6 C+0.43 C
199312.7 C-0.46 C
199413.7 C+0.55 C
199513.4 C+0.29 C
199612.8 C-0.40 C
199713.3 C+0.10 C
199814.9 C+1.74 C
199914.5 C+1.39 C
200114.4 C+1.21 C
200214.2 C+1.09 C
200313.7 C+0.55 C
200413.6 C+0.43 C
200614.3 C+1.12 C
200912.2 C-0.98 C
201012.8 C-0.40 C
201112.5 C-0.70 C
201214.4 C+1.28 C
201311.3 C-1.86 C
201411.3 C-1.88 C
201513.0 C-0.20 C
201613.6 C+0.45 C
201713.4 C+0.20 C
201812.2 C-0.91 C
201911.9 C-1.28 C
202012.6 C-0.56 C
202113.0 C-0.16 C
202212.2 C-0.97 C
202313.4 C+0.29 C
202512.8 C-0.32 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1897 to 2025 is 0.03 C (-0.01 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.06 F (-0.02 to 0.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 119 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ottawa
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.03 C (-0.01 to 0.08) per decade0.06 F (-0.02 to 0.14) per decade1897 to 2025119Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.06) per decade0.01 F (-0.08 to 0.10) per decade1897 to 2025119Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.06 C (0.02 to 0.11) per decade0.12 F (0.03 to 0.20) per decade1897 to 2025119Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1895 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ottawa: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.8 C (118.0 F)195438.3 C (100.9 F)132
Coldest night (TNn)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)1905-21.9 C (-7.5 F)132
Wettest day (Rx1day)214.6 mm (8.4 in)201972.7 mm (2.9 in)132
Wettest five days (Rx5day)275.1 mm (10.8 in)1951112.4 mm (4.4 in)132
Longest dry spell (CDD)60 days191426 days132

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Ottawa by year The hottest day of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F). 30354045501900192019401960198020002020Record: 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1954
The hottest day of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ottawa by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189537.8 C (100.0 F)
189640.0 C (104.0 F)
189739.4 C (102.9 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189938.9 C (102.0 F)
190038.9 C (102.0 F)
190143.3 C (109.9 F)
190237.8 C (100.0 F)
190335.6 C (96.1 F)
190437.2 C (99.0 F)
190536.7 C (98.1 F)
190634.4 C (93.9 F)
190738.3 C (100.9 F)
190837.2 C (99.0 F)
190938.9 C (102.0 F)
191041.7 C (107.1 F)
191142.8 C (109.0 F)
191237.8 C (100.0 F)
191342.2 C (108.0 F)
191438.9 C (102.0 F)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191638.9 C (102.0 F)
191739.4 C (102.9 F)
191843.3 C (109.9 F)
191938.9 C (102.0 F)
192037.2 C (99.0 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192241.1 C (106.0 F)
192337.2 C (99.0 F)
192435.6 C (96.1 F)
192540.0 C (104.0 F)
192640.6 C (105.1 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192938.3 C (100.9 F)
193042.8 C (109.0 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193341.1 C (106.0 F)
193444.4 C (111.9 F)
193538.9 C (102.0 F)
193645.6 C (114.1 F)
193741.1 C (106.0 F)
193839.4 C (102.9 F)
193943.9 C (111.0 F)
194040.0 C (104.0 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194238.3 C (100.9 F)
194338.9 C (102.0 F)
194437.2 C (99.0 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194643.3 C (109.9 F)
194743.9 C (111.0 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194936.1 C (97.0 F)
195036.1 C (97.0 F)
195138.9 C (102.0 F)
195242.2 C (108.0 F)
195340.6 C (105.1 F)
195447.8 C (118.0 F)
195541.1 C (106.0 F)
195642.8 C (109.0 F)
195740.0 C (104.0 F)
195837.8 C (100.0 F)
195936.7 C (98.1 F)
196037.8 C (100.0 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196238.9 C (102.0 F)
196340.6 C (105.1 F)
196441.1 C (106.0 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197041.7 C (107.1 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197237.8 C (100.0 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197441.7 C (107.1 F)
197538.3 C (100.9 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197737.2 C (99.0 F)
197838.3 C (100.9 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198042.8 C (109.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198238.3 C (100.9 F)
198341.1 C (106.0 F)
198442.2 C (108.0 F)
198538.3 C (100.9 F)
198639.4 C (102.9 F)
198739.4 C (102.9 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199038.3 C (100.9 F)
199140.6 C (105.1 F)
199233.3 C (91.9 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199437.8 C (100.0 F)
199538.9 C (102.0 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199940.0 C (104.0 F)
200042.8 C (109.0 F)
200139.4 C (102.9 F)
200238.3 C (100.9 F)
200341.7 C (107.1 F)
200436.1 C (97.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200640.6 C (105.1 F)
200737.8 C (100.0 F)
200836.1 C (97.0 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201143.3 C (109.9 F)
201242.2 C (108.0 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201437.8 C (100.0 F)
201536.7 C (98.1 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201737.8 C (100.0 F)
201837.8 C (100.0 F)
201935.6 C (96.1 F)
202035.0 C (95.0 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202237.2 C (99.0 F)
202340.6 C (105.1 F)
202436.1 C (97.0 F)
202535.6 C (96.1 F)
202638.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Ottawa by year The coldest night of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.9 C (-7.5 F). -35-30-25-20-15-101900192019401960198020002020Record: -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1905
The coldest night of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.9 C (-7.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ottawa by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1895-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1896-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1897-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1898-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1900-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1901-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1902-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1903-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1904-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1905-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1909-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1910-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1912-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1913-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1914-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1916-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1917-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1920-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1922-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1923-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1925-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1928-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1929-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1930-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1932-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1933-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1934-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1941-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1943-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1944-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1947-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1949-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1953-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1955-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1957-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1961-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1972-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1980-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1981-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1984-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1985-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1987-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1988-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1989-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1995-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1998-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1999-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2003-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2008-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2009-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2010-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2011-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2013-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2014-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2015-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2016-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2017-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2019-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2020-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2021-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2022-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2023-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2024-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2025-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2026-21.1 C (-6.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ottawa by year The wettest day of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.7 mm (2.9 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 2019
The wettest day of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.7 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ottawa by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189568.6 mm (2.7 in)
189652.8 mm (2.1 in)
189788.4 mm (3.5 in)
1898103.1 mm (4.1 in)
189995.5 mm (3.8 in)
190068.1 mm (2.7 in)
190171.9 mm (2.8 in)
190258.4 mm (2.3 in)
190393.5 mm (3.7 in)
190470.4 mm (2.8 in)
1905102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1906111.8 mm (4.4 in)
190750.3 mm (2.0 in)
190868.3 mm (2.7 in)
1909146.6 mm (5.8 in)
191059.7 mm (2.4 in)
191164.8 mm (2.6 in)
191276.2 mm (3.0 in)
191377.5 mm (3.1 in)
191453.3 mm (2.1 in)
1915145.3 mm (5.7 in)
191664.3 mm (2.5 in)
191763.5 mm (2.5 in)
191862.2 mm (2.4 in)
191941.9 mm (1.6 in)
192099.1 mm (3.9 in)
192171.9 mm (2.8 in)
192254.9 mm (2.2 in)
192349.5 mm (1.9 in)
192453.3 mm (2.1 in)
192542.4 mm (1.7 in)
192659.7 mm (2.4 in)
192777.5 mm (3.1 in)
1928176.5 mm (6.9 in)
192955.9 mm (2.2 in)
193037.3 mm (1.5 in)
193190.2 mm (3.6 in)
193277.5 mm (3.1 in)
193386.4 mm (3.4 in)
193461.0 mm (2.4 in)
193580.3 mm (3.2 in)
193653.1 mm (2.1 in)
193743.2 mm (1.7 in)
193878.7 mm (3.1 in)
193954.4 mm (2.1 in)
194066.0 mm (2.6 in)
194171.1 mm (2.8 in)
194296.0 mm (3.8 in)
194351.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944108.5 mm (4.3 in)
194562.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946150.4 mm (5.9 in)
194752.6 mm (2.1 in)
194878.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949128.0 mm (5.0 in)
195051.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951127.3 mm (5.0 in)
195261.0 mm (2.4 in)
195349.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954163.3 mm (6.4 in)
195580.5 mm (3.2 in)
195638.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957136.1 mm (5.4 in)
195882.3 mm (3.2 in)
195963.8 mm (2.5 in)
196081.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961160.5 mm (6.3 in)
196245.7 mm (1.8 in)
196336.8 mm (1.4 in)
196462.7 mm (2.5 in)
1965110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1966148.6 mm (5.9 in)
196771.6 mm (2.8 in)
196856.9 mm (2.2 in)
196956.6 mm (2.2 in)
197076.7 mm (3.0 in)
197154.9 mm (2.2 in)
197289.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973109.2 mm (4.3 in)
197483.8 mm (3.3 in)
197567.3 mm (2.6 in)
197629.2 mm (1.1 in)
197796.5 mm (3.8 in)
197883.8 mm (3.3 in)
197985.9 mm (3.4 in)
198073.7 mm (2.9 in)
1981128.0 mm (5.0 in)
198266.0 mm (2.6 in)
198342.7 mm (1.7 in)
1984138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1985112.0 mm (4.4 in)
198676.2 mm (3.0 in)
198748.3 mm (1.9 in)
198863.8 mm (2.5 in)
198965.0 mm (2.6 in)
199058.4 mm (2.3 in)
199141.7 mm (1.6 in)
199251.3 mm (2.0 in)
199373.7 mm (2.9 in)
199484.8 mm (3.3 in)
199573.2 mm (2.9 in)
1996130.0 mm (5.1 in)
199782.3 mm (3.2 in)
1998146.3 mm (5.8 in)
199984.3 mm (3.3 in)
200092.5 mm (3.6 in)
200144.2 mm (1.7 in)
200247.0 mm (1.9 in)
200387.6 mm (3.4 in)
200464.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005100.8 mm (4.0 in)
200683.1 mm (3.3 in)
2007140.7 mm (5.5 in)
200872.4 mm (2.9 in)
200980.3 mm (3.2 in)
201077.5 mm (3.1 in)
201149.0 mm (1.9 in)
201238.6 mm (1.5 in)
201395.3 mm (3.8 in)
201474.2 mm (2.9 in)
201568.3 mm (2.7 in)
201661.5 mm (2.4 in)
2017156.7 mm (6.2 in)
201877.5 mm (3.1 in)
2019214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2020107.4 mm (4.2 in)
202167.8 mm (2.7 in)
202250.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023146.1 mm (5.8 in)
202460.2 mm (2.4 in)
202572.9 mm (2.9 in)
202665.3 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ottawa by year The wettest five days of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 275.1 mm (10.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 275.1 mm (10.8 in) in 1951
The wettest five days of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 275.1 mm (10.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ottawa by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1895103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1896131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1897145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1898123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1899160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1900122.0 mm (4.8 in)
190182.8 mm (3.3 in)
190279.2 mm (3.1 in)
1903110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1904135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1905151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1906124.8 mm (4.9 in)
190779.3 mm (3.1 in)
1908184.3 mm (7.3 in)
1909193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1910120.6 mm (4.7 in)
191170.6 mm (2.8 in)
1912108.7 mm (4.3 in)
191380.5 mm (3.2 in)
191485.0 mm (3.3 in)
1915180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1916113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1917143.9 mm (5.7 in)
191872.4 mm (2.9 in)
191996.5 mm (3.8 in)
192099.1 mm (3.9 in)
1921102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1922108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1923102.6 mm (4.0 in)
192457.9 mm (2.3 in)
192569.6 mm (2.7 in)
192686.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1928224.5 mm (8.8 in)
192997.4 mm (3.8 in)
193075.7 mm (3.0 in)
1931132.6 mm (5.2 in)
193289.2 mm (3.5 in)
1933109.7 mm (4.3 in)
193486.8 mm (3.4 in)
193589.5 mm (3.5 in)
193696.7 mm (3.8 in)
193751.1 mm (2.0 in)
1938132.8 mm (5.2 in)
193970.1 mm (2.8 in)
194084.1 mm (3.3 in)
194189.2 mm (3.5 in)
1942111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1943107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1944135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1945134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1946171.5 mm (6.8 in)
194796.6 mm (3.8 in)
1948113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1949156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1950120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1951275.1 mm (10.8 in)
195276.8 mm (3.0 in)
195353.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954204.4 mm (8.0 in)
1955132.8 mm (5.2 in)
195665.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1958127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1959163.1 mm (6.4 in)
196089.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961177.3 mm (7.0 in)
196290.9 mm (3.6 in)
196368.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1965145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1966156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1967116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1968117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1969101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1970121.6 mm (4.8 in)
197183.1 mm (3.3 in)
1972106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1973150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1974143.8 mm (5.7 in)
197587.1 mm (3.4 in)
197652.1 mm (2.1 in)
1977236.5 mm (9.3 in)
197891.4 mm (3.6 in)
197985.9 mm (3.4 in)
1980102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1981205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1982118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1983124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1984167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1985147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1986166.9 mm (6.6 in)
198781.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988105.9 mm (4.2 in)
198993.5 mm (3.7 in)
1990100.3 mm (3.9 in)
199160.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1993148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1994137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1995134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1996181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1997133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1998152.7 mm (6.0 in)
199995.3 mm (3.8 in)
2000100.1 mm (3.9 in)
200172.1 mm (2.8 in)
200269.3 mm (2.7 in)
2003147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2004100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2006140.8 mm (5.5 in)
2007264.7 mm (10.4 in)
2008117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2009102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2010117.1 mm (4.6 in)
201165.8 mm (2.6 in)
201283.5 mm (3.3 in)
2013116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2014123.7 mm (4.9 in)
201596.8 mm (3.8 in)
2016128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2017156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2018218.2 mm (8.6 in)
2019235.7 mm (9.3 in)
2020109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2021133.8 mm (5.3 in)
202292.5 mm (3.6 in)
2023213.9 mm (8.4 in)
2024106.9 mm (4.2 in)
202598.3 mm (3.9 in)
2026101.4 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ottawa by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 60 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 60 days in 1914
The longest dry spell of the year at Ottawa, 1895 to 2026. The record is 60 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ottawa by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189525 days
189624 days
189722 days
189826 days
189928 days
190028 days
190125 days
190226 days
190318 days
190432 days
190522 days
190629 days
190721 days
190827 days
190921 days
191047 days
191135 days
191237 days
191317 days
191460 days
191539 days
191623 days
191740 days
191819 days
191933 days
192024 days
192130 days
192232 days
192319 days
192420 days
192524 days
192627 days
192720 days
192819 days
192925 days
193038 days
193119 days
193223 days
193327 days
193423 days
193525 days
193635 days
193732 days
193844 days
193923 days
194027 days
194117 days
194237 days
194326 days
194429 days
194533 days
194619 days
194720 days
194825 days
194928 days
195058 days
195119 days
195248 days
195329 days
195446 days
195529 days
195620 days
195733 days
195838 days
195927 days
196019 days
196116 days
196221 days
196331 days
196418 days
196522 days
196631 days
196726 days
196833 days
196921 days
197024 days
197130 days
197217 days
197322 days
197432 days
197520 days
197627 days
197730 days
197822 days
197940 days
198034 days
198129 days
198229 days
198321 days
198435 days
198521 days
198633 days
198717 days
198817 days
198945 days
199025 days
199133 days
199219 days
199323 days
199423 days
199530 days
199624 days
199731 days
199819 days
199926 days
200031 days
200138 days
200241 days
200317 days
200425 days
200521 days
200633 days
200728 days
200817 days
200918 days
201035 days
201117 days
201233 days
201322 days
201426 days
201533 days
201621 days
201727 days
201819 days
201914 days
202033 days
202131 days
202217 days
202321 days
202435 days
202529 days
202619 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

119 years with a frost

Across 119 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ottawa falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 187 days between them.

In 1991 to 2025 the median growing season was 194 days. That is 12 days more than in 1897 to 1930.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ottawa
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1897 to 1930)Recent period (1991 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost16 April20 April13 April7 days earlier-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost20 October18 October21 October3 days later+0.4 days per decade
Growing days187 days182 days194 days12 days more+1.3 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

127 years, 1898 to 2025

A day with at least 72.7 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 207.9 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ottawa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years72.7 mm (2.9 in)
5 years101.6 mm (4.0 in)
10 years123.4 mm (4.9 in)
25 years154.2 mm (6.1 in)
50 years179.9 mm (7.1 in)
100 years207.9 mm (8.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 127 years of values from 1898 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 2019; 176.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1928; 163.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1954.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Ottawa had a mean temperature of 12.7 C (54.8 F) and 985.5 mm (38.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Nashville 1 E (United States, 516 km away), St Charles Elm Pt (United States, 414 km away) and Salem (United States, 550 km away).

Climate twins of Ottawa: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Nashville 1 EUnited States516 km (321 mi)12.9 C (55.3 F)1,001.2 mm (39.4 in)0.70
St Charles Elm PtUnited States414 km (257 mi)12.4 C (54.3 F)945.3 mm (37.2 in)0.70
SalemUnited States550 km (342 mi)12.8 C (55.0 F)1,035.7 mm (40.8 in)0.71

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Ottawa standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Ottawa threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).